Wire-coverer.



PATENTED DEC. 8, 1908.

11.0. BOYLE & J. MAUM.

WIRE GOVERER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27, 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented December 8, 190 3.

PATENT OFFICE.-

HUGH C. BOYLE AND JOHN MAUM, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

WlRE-COVERER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,447, dated December8, 1903.

Application filed June 2 7, l 903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HUGH O. BOYLE and JOHN MAUM, citizens of the UnitedStates, residing at Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State of NewJersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wire-Ooverers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a wire coverer or inclosure; and the primaryobject of the same is to provide a device of this class which may beincreased in dimensions to conform to the diameter of the coil of wireto be inclosed by an economical use. of material, to which fasteningmeans is applied at such points as to effectively close the inneredgesagainst the inner portion of thecoil of Wire.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of theseveral parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation of the improved coverer shownapplied to a coil of wire. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the coverer in opencondition. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4is an enlarged section on the line 4. 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail planview of a portion of the co verer, showing a modified form of device forFig. 6 is a detail plan view of a portion of the coverer, showing afurther modified form in means for applying a fastening device.

Similar numerals of reference are employed.

to indicate corresponding partsin the several views.

The numeral 1 designates the coverer,which is formed from a doubledpiece of canvas or other suitable flexible material and of a lengthcorresponding to the dimensions of the coil of Wire to be covered. Toavoid the formation of a seam at the outer portion of the coverer and awaste of material, a piece of fabric from which the coverer is formed iscut at the inner edges and plaited, as at 2, to give thecovererapolygonal contour. The plaits take up the surplus material atthe inner edges of the coverer and shape the latter in such manner thatit may be readily applied to a circular coil of Wire, and when stretchedover the latter the coverer assumes a circular contour, as illustratedby Fig. 1. By forming the plaits at the inner edges ofthe piece ofSerial No. 163,413. (No model.)

material from which the coverer is constructed the necessity ofprimarily shaping opposite members of the coverer in circular form andconnecting them at their outer edges by a seam is avoided, and astraight piece of material can be employed and doubled and formed withthe plaits without the least Waste. This is an important factor in theconstruction of coverers from a standpoint of expense, and, furthermore,a coverer constructed in accordance with the features of the inventioncan be more readily varied in length to accom modate a variation in thediameter of the coil of wire to be covered. The projection of theoverlapped material in forming the plaits will be immaterial.

A number of different forms of fastenings can be used for securing thecoverer around the coil of wire.

The for-m shown by Figs. 1, 2, and 3 consists of buckles 3, secured onthe exterior of one side of the coverer and adapted to be engaged bystraps 4, attached to the opposite side of the coverer and adjustableoverthe inner open edges of the latter.

In Fig. 5 an eyelet 4 is shown secured in the plaited portion of theinner part of the coverer, and said eyelets will be arranged at regularintervals near the inner edges of the coverer to receive a lacingelement, such as a cord or analogous device.

In Fig. 6 the ring 5 is shown attached to the plaited part of thecoverer, and, like the eyelet shown by Fig. 5, these rings will bearranged at regular intervals along the inner portion of the covereradjacent to the inner edges thereof to receive lacing means. It is alsoproposed in some cases to wrap the coverer when applied with a cord.

The ends of the coverer are held down in tight relation to the coil ofwire by securing- "straps 6 passed therearound, as shown by Fig. 1, thestraps 6 being longer than the straps 3 and attached to the coverer atpoints adjacent to the free ends thereof.

The improved coverer is simple in its construction and can be easilyapplied and removed, and the several plaits are intended to be securedby stitching or other means. To insure a reliable connection of the endsof the coverer, a longitudinally-disposed is secured to the opposite endto engage the said buckle. These features are Well known in this classof inventions, and particularly in those which have been patented by us.

Having thus fully described the invention, What is claimed as new isa 1. A coverer for the purpose set forth, consisting of a single-pieceof doubled material having plaits at the inner edges to adapt it forapplication to a circular contour, and fas: tening means for holding theinner edges of the coverer closed.

2. Acoverer of the class set forth, consisting of a single pieceofdoubled material having plaits at the inner edges, and securingdevices attached to the said inner edges.

3. A coverer of the class set forth, consisting of a piece of doubledmaterial having inner free edges with plaits therein at intervals, andfastening devices applied to the said inner free edges.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twoWitnesses.

HUGH O. BOYLE.

JOHN MAUM.

Witnesses:

E. W. PHARES, J. G. COLEMAN.

